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Republicans Are Mad The FCC Rejected Elon Musk’s Attempt To Get A Billion Dollars In Subsidies To Deliver Pricey Satellite Broadband To Some Traffic Medians

1 year 8 months ago
You might recall that Elon Musk claims to hate taxpayer subsidies. They should all be “deleted.” Except for the subsidies given to his companies (often for doing nothing), of course. Back in 2020, Musk’s satellite broadband venture, Starlink, gamed a Trump-era FCC subsidy program to try and grab $886 million in taxpayer dollars. It was […]
Karl Bode

A Number of Tragedies

1 year 8 months ago

Laumeier Sculpture Park’s 2023 Visiting Artists in Residence are Pittsburgh-based artists Lenka Clayton and Phillip Andrew Lewis. This collaborative duo utilizes innovative approaches to conceptualism and minimalism to realize their […]

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Rachel Huffman

Uber-style rides seen as a tool for public transit in rural and urban Missouri

1 year 8 months ago

For about as long as passengers have stepped onto buses, public transportation in most of Missouri has meant fixed routes and schedules. The idea of on-demand, point-to-point service as a public amenity was unheard of. Today, those rides are being offered in Kansas City and St. Louis. Smaller Missouri cities are mulling whether microtransit — […]

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Meg Cunningham

Immigration talks in Congress lag as Latino lawmakers urge rejection of GOP proposals

1 year 8 months ago

WASHINGTON — Negotiations over immigration policy made small progress Wednesday, but not enough to strike a deal and ease the passage of billions in global security aid before Congress leaves for a three-week recess. Meanwhile, members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus said they are frustrated that some proposals under discussion would make major changes in […]

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Ariana Figueroa

New Jewish Theatre's Into the Woods Gleams With Good Spirit

1 year 8 months ago
Fans of Stephen Sondheim, families looking for entertainment options that aren’t holiday themed and musical aficionados are in for a treat with New Jewish Theatre’s fanciful production of Into the Woods. The beloved musical twists familiar fairy tales into a new adventure filled with humor and charming characters.
Tina Farmer

Shay’s Creole Smokehouse Offers Some of St. Louis' Best BBQ — in St. Charles

1 year 8 months ago
The Crazy Patty's Reuben at Shay's Creole Smokehouse (912 South Main Street, St. Charles, 314-852-2803) is less a sandwich — or a clever reference to a character in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia — than a realization that you are eating a Reuben as god intended. The key is owner Shay Landry's pastrami, a succulent, peppery, smoke-laden masterpiece that drips with mouthwatering jus and rendered fat that soaks into the perfectly griddled marble rye and mingles with the tangy, housemade Thousand Island dressing to form a glorious sauce.
Cheryl Baehr